High Surf Advisory

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
1025 AM AST TUE FEB 9 2010

...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...

PRZ001-002-005-008-010-012-VIZ001-092230-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T0200Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-CULEBRA-ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN/ADJACENT ISLANDS-
1025 AM AST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AST THIS EVENING.

MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL REACH THE ATLANTIC COASTLINES OF THE
LOCAL ISLANDS LATER THIS MORNING AND PRODUCE BREAKING WAVES THAT
WILL POSE A THREAT TO LIFE ALONG THE SURF ZONE. BREAKING WAVES OF
10 TO 12 FEET...OR LARGER...WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH 10 PM AST THIS
EVENING. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE BREAKING WAVES WILL GENERATE STRONG AND DANGEROUS CURRENTS
WITHIN THE SURF ZONE...CALLED RIP CURRENTS. THESE NARROW OUTWARD
FLOWING CURRENTS CAN CARRY PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AWAY FROM THE COAST
LINE AND OUT TO SEA. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT
PANIC. CALMLY...REMAIN AFLOAT...GATHER YOUR BEARINGS RELATIVE TO THE
BEACH...AND SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH. YOU WILL EVENTUALLY LEAVE
THE GRIP OF THIS NARROW CURRENT...AND BE ABLE TO SAFELY SWIM TO
SHORE.

LOCAL BEACH GOERS...AND INEXPERIENCED SURFERS AND SWIMMERS ARE URGED
TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THESE HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS
SUBSIDE. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD BE VIGILANT FOR LARGE BREAKING
WAVES SURGING UPON THE SHORE...WHICH CAN CARRY PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES
INTO THE OCEAN. YOU SHOULD AVOID BEING NEAR THE SHORE LINE AND STAY
OFF OF ROCK FORMATIONS.

THESE SURGING WAVES WILL ALSO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BEACH EROSION
DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

THE TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE:

SAN JUAN HARBOR:  0.7 FEET AT 5:06 PM.

MAGENS BAY ST THOMAS: 1.0 FEET AT 6:31 AM.

STAY TUNED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WATCHES OR
WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SAN
JUAN.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE
INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SJU
OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

ISLANDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
428 AM AST TUE FEB 9 2010

AMZ710>745-PRZ001>013-101000-
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-
NORTH CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-
WESTERN INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
THE NEARSHORE AND OFF SHORE ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN COASTAL WATERS-
428 AM AST TUE FEB 9 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MODERATE...LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS...WILL PRODUCE BREAKING
WAVES OF 10 FEET OR LARGER AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS...ALONG THE
NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO AND CULEBRA TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

VERY LARGE...AND LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELLS...WILL GENERATE
HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTHERN EXPOSED COASTLINES OF
PUERTO RICO BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.

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